Author Archives: Ezra Cubero

Dear Mr. Avi Lerner: I am writing this letter in regard to one of the films in development at your company. As someone who admires your contributions to genre filmmaking, especially in the past decade with The Expendables franchise and the upcoming Hellboy reboot, it is deeply concerning that you have hired Bryan Singer as the director of Red Sonja, despite him having decades of […]

“Incredibles 2,” dir. Brad Bird Helen is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob navigates the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life at home with Violet, Dash and baby Jack-Jack—whose superpowers are about to be discovered. Their mission is derailed, however, when a new villain emerges with a brilliant and dangerous plot […]

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” dir. J.A. Bayona Four years after the Jurassic World theme park was closed down, Owen and Claire return to Isla Nublar to save the dinosaurs when they learn that a once dormant volcano on the island is active and is threatening to extinguish all life there. Along the way, Owen sets […]

“Solo: A Star Wars Story,” dir. Ron Howard Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.

“Deadpool 2,” dir. David Lietch Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA. Deadpool), brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy of supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-traveling mutant, Cable.

Back in the middle of March, I heard that AMC Theatres was planning a 31-hour long marathon of films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe leading up to the first public screening of “Avengers: Infinity War.” The event was only being held in two theaters, one at the AMC Disney Springs 24 in Orlando and another […]

“The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” dir. Desiree Akhavan After Cameron is caught having sex with another girl on prom night, her conservative guardians send her to gay conversion therapy. There, she forges an unlikely community with her fellow teens in this Sundance-winning coming of age story.

“Duck Butter,” dir. Miguel Arteta Two women, jaded by dishonest and broken relationships, make a pact to spend 24 uninterrupted hours together, having sex on the hour. Their romantic experiment intends to create a new form of intimacy, but it doesn’t quite go as planned.

“Cargo,” dir. Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke An infected father navigates a zombie-riddled Australian Outback with his infant daughter. Fortunately, he’s found an Aboriginal community that may hold the disease’s cure. Unfortunately, he has only 48 hours to live.